Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from Gulf of Oman

September 17, 2008
From: William Messruther

Concerning message #3505:

Group of at least 3 Hypselodoris nigrostriata

Locality: Khor Fa Khan , 18 meters, United Arab Emirates, Indian Ocean, 13th September 2008, Inchcape 2 Wreck. Length: 1 cm. Photographer: William R Messruther.

William R Messruther

willnita@eim.ae

Messruther, W.R., 2008 (Sep 17) Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from Gulf of Oman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21888

Dear Will,

Thanks or the photo. I can only see one animal in your photo, were the others you mention nearby? One point of interest are the blue patches in the background. I suspect they are parts of a large colony of the sponge Dysidea sp. which this Hypselodoris feeds on. If there were other H. nigrostriata nearby, I guess they were all attracted to the sponge. Have a look at Yahia Mokhtar Hafez's message [#21264] showing the sponge in more detail. It also shows similar soft corals as well, but I preseume that is just a co-incidence.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 17). Comment on Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from Gulf of Oman by William Messruther. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21888

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